A quarter of children around the world are set to live in poverty this year after Russia's war in Ukraine raised food and energy costs, a rights group warned on Monday. | ManilaBulletin READ:
A quarter of children around the world are set to live in poverty this year after Russia's war in Ukraine raised food and energy costs, a rights group warned on Monday.
The annual KidsRights Index is the only ranking that measures how children's rights are respected annually, ranking Sweden, Finland and Iceland as best out of 193 countries.Russia's invasion of Ukraine added to a series of pre-existing crises that are affecting the rights of children, the group said.
Post-pandemic inflation and a global healthcare "crunch" after Covid had also had a negative effect, particularly on immunisations, it added. The report also cited the civil conflict in Sudan and the banning of girls from higher education in Afghanistan.
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